Across
- 2. a Member of Parliament or Senator in a political party who is responsible for keeping other party Members informed about the Chamber's business.
- 6. the government's plan for how it will collect and spend money each year.
- 7. a Member of the Senate or House of Commons Chamber who does not belong to a political.
- 10. a person appointed to the Upper House of Parliament by the Governor General on the advice of the Prime Minister.
- 12. a Senator or a Member of the House of Commons.
- 16. a large, heavy, silver and gold covered staff that is a symbol of the power and authority of Parliament.
- 17. to place a document before the Senate, the House of Commons or a committee for consideration.
- 18. a university student who works for the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 19. the set of rules that a country like Canada follows to work as a nation.
- 20. to choose a representative in an election.
- 23. a person who has full political and civil rights in his or her country.
- 24. a formal event that follows rules or traditions.
- 25. the type of government which takes care of municipal business led by the mayor.
Down
- 1. another name for the House of Commons.
- 3. the periods into which a Parliament is divided.
- 4. the block where the Senate Chambers and the House of Commons are.
- 5. a word used for the stages during which a bill is debated in Parliament before it is passed to become a law.
- 8. a leader of a political party and the head of the government.
- 9. the agreement by the provinces to join together to form the nation of Canada and create a federal Parliament.
- 11. a building composed of the Monarch, the Senate and the House of Commons.
- 13. a person who speaks for you.
- 14. to change or improve something
- 15. all political parties and independent Members who do not belong to the governing party.
- 21. a proposal by a Member for either the Senate or the House of Commons to do something.
- 22. the daily official record of debates in the Senate and the Hosue of Commons in English and French.
